ROE 53 Newsletter

CLICK on the apple to find out more about professional learning opportunities for this summer.

Brought to you by the Area 3 SEL Hub

Raising Student Achievement Conference: Dec 11-12, 2023 in Oak Brook

Call for Presenters due May 31, 2023

Call for Featured Schools/Districts

ROE 53 will financially support educators from our region that are selected to present.

School Nurse Summer Institute: ROE 39 & ISU are providing this 2-day event, Providing the Skills & Resiliency to Manage Crises and Care: June 5-6, 2023; applicable to nurses, social workers, counselors, and administrators. Register here!

AA 1865, AA 3000, & AA 2000: June 14 & 15, 2023 at Five Points, Washington

Public Health Emergency ends May 11, 2023!

• Short Term Sub licenses will cost $25 again
• Short Term Subs will be limited to 5 consecutive days per classroom again

Teacher Licensure Renewal Reminder:

Educators will receive a reminder email from ISBE when it is time to renew their license. To renew, educators can log into their ELIS account starting April 1 of the year their license expires. Click the “Helpful Renewal Resources” dropdown on the ISBE page for step-by-step renewal instructions.

If your license requires professional development hours and/or Administrator Academies hours and the renewal option is not available, make sure all hours are met and entered on your Professional Development tab and adjust your employment status accordingly, if needed. Click How Do I Update My Employment Status for step-by-step instructions. You will not be able to renew until all PD/AA requirements are met.

https://www.isbe.net/renewal

Technology Roundtable: ROE 53 partners with LTC and meets monthly to brainstorm, troubleshoot, and share information. The last meeting for this school year is May 12. This month we will learn about the ESports Club at Eureka High School! All are welcome! Learn more and register here!

Instructional Coaches: meets monthly to discuss and share coaching strategies and approaches used in schools; Join us on May 18 for an informal lunch as we wrap up the school year! All are welcome! Please RSVP here!

Click here to find out more about SEL resources available from ROE #53 and other Regional Offices across the state :

• articles and videos
• FREE PD opportunities
• FREE audiobooks for educators
• and much more!

Click here to complete the SEL Hub Interest form for your school or district

Resilience Education to Advance Community Healing (REACH) provides a FREE platform with professional learning modules for educators.

Click on the HERE to register on the REACH Learning and Resource Hub.

The REACH Learning and Resource Hub provides free, virtual on-demand learning and education resources to help educators, clinicians, parents, and caregivers better support the mental health and resilience of the children and youth in their communities.

• ICC's College for Kids registration is open! Check out the courses available for 4th-12th Graders!
  
  
• ICC's College for Kids also needs high school volunteers to help the sessions run smoothly. Please pass along this info for interested high schoolers!
  
  
• Peoria Riverfront Museum: Science Treasure Hunt--ROE 53 is in the process of delivering hard copies of the flier to districts
  
  
• Learning Technology Center (LTC): Check out this tech tip from LTC: How to Sort Data in Google Sheets
  
  
• Learning Technology Center (LTC): Check out this tech tip from LTC: Five End-of-Year Tech Activities to keep your students engaged until the last day of school!

Serving Mason, Tazewell, & Woodford Counties

Regional Superintendent: Jeff Ekena

Assistant Regional Superintendent: Jon Smith

Professional Development Coordinator: Kelli Ballard

Social Emotional Learning Specialist: Theresa Olsen

Email: office53@roe53.net
Website: https://www.roe53.net/
Location: 414 Court Street, Pekin, IL, USA
Phone: (309) 477-2290
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Twitter: @mtwroe53